Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

/ nave Jne stone Work Tor lIHtnOllle River
bridge completed by the 18th day of July
next and it is expected that the iron
bridge across the river Will be completed
and ready for use by August 10, 1SS1.....
There were IL marriages, 93 deaths and lGl
births in town this last year, 60 of the
deaths and l31 of the births being in Wi
nooski village.
Middlebury.
The report of the town auditors for the
year ending February Is, shows that or
ders were drawn during the Year for 80
O4l.3S. OF this sum S3l9l 10 was for roads
and bridges, Sl6S9.4 .45 of which was for eN
ira work authorized by the special town
meeting o. May i, aud $500 2S came un.
der the head of miscellaneous eXpendi.
lures. Under the latter head there were
drawn orders for the liquor agency, S1213 e.
81; for the school tax, S2096 10; support
of poor, etc, Sl2j3 %; county tax, Sl45 Ii .
for observance of Decoration Day,
$50 for services of janitor of the
town hall and supplies for the same,
S34 %, and for services of listers Sl92 30
The auditors estimate the expenses for the
current year at SIT ,456 40, and to meet this
there are assets, estimated and actual. of
S5204 56, leaving a balance of So, 25l. 81 to be
/ provided for. The liquor agency pad a
profit $32 5......W. IL, ;. Whitcomb of
Burlington gave some select readings in
the Y. NJ. c. a. series of entertain
ments FRIDAY evening There was large
audience present and everybody was
highly pleased with Mr.. Whitcomb's rend-
erlng of favorite pieces. The musical
pupils of Miss Mary Powers gave her
quite pleasant surprise party at her
home Friday afternoon, and presented
her with beautiful music chair .... The
snow and wind storm of Saturday
evening was by far the most Sc
we're OF the. season, but it is not yet
known that any damage was done. .....
Potatoes Tor shipment to Massachusetts,
are in good demand here at about 40 cents
per bushel... .Messrs. Smith and Allen
| have bought the Bruce Wright place on
South street the consideration, $1,000. 1t
Is said that the purchasers intend to run
a street down to the railroad track and
sell off their purchase in building lots.
Mr. Wright expects to return to his farm
in Shoreham. John II. Sargent is fit
ting up his house for hotel purposes and
will soon open it rs the Park House"
The storm of Saturday afternoon and
evening played havoc with the roads.
Hiram Bingham, the Cornwall stage
driver endeavored to get through to Corn
wall, He finally got through Sunday
forenoon. .... Charles Howard the con
tractor on the Brdport route, got to Brid-
port late at night, but had to struggle
through the fields to do so.... Rev. Faith
er Lane of MiddleDury started to 90 to
,
but could not get through and was oblg-
ed to tnrn back. The stage drivers say
that the roads are i'll a more impossible
condition than they ever before found
them. ....L Lenten services will be held at
the Catholic church, every Friday night,
until Lent closes .... The name of the
new hotel is TO be the Logan House, not
the Park House. Prices of butter,
Monday ran from 20 to % cents per pound.
;..., Professor William H. Parker, who
has been dangerously i'll, is gradually i'm
proving g..... There are rumors that an
other detachment of the Salvation army
is soon to visit Middlebury ...... Several
robins have been seen..... Work was be
gun Monday afternoon, rebuilding the
rooms over the bank, for the Ladies' IL
brary.
vergennes.
The death of Mr.. Ezra Pecue of Addison
is reported from the effects of arseuical
poison self administered. He died Thurs
day. a 500 monument of Barre gran.
ite to be put in the village cemetery has
been ordered by Mr.. +. b. Eddy of Hull
Quebec, Il native of Bristol .... Sphinx
county, Dakota, took one good citizen
Curtis Guld. from Ferrisburgh last week,
and Mr.. ) X. Davis ana family start next
week for the same locality. Salisbury
snow measured makes llG inches nt snow
fall this winter for that town. ... Rev
Dr. H.. +, Hickok of Orange, y. j
returned home Friday morning ......
Mr.. j. ; llickok and wife have returned
from visiting friends in Port Henry, \
l......Servlces are held at St. Paul,
church daily. Burlington coal is be
ing transferred to Nergennes coal bins fol
j. >. Hickok. The mercury fell to u
degrees below zero Saturday morning
..... At the dime sociable by ladies of tn,
Congregational church at NJ. p. Bristol.
Friday evening, the receipts We're ovel
So. q, II. Sprigg x Co. shipped i
. head of cattle and II calves to Boston
, Monday Horse buyers from Con
nectlcut are looking up matched anC
single drivers. ..... The New Haver
Dramatic company drew a $40 house
"Wednesday evening, and gave good
satisfaction, while it replenished the
Ethan Allen Post treasury
Hunters refuse to mutilate fox pelts il
order to claim the 80 cents bounty.
large number enjoyed the sleigh ride from
New Haven Wednesday ......D During 1Ss,
Charles Fish of this place obtained thre,
tons OF honey from 100 hives of bees. Tn,
year previous, from the same number o
hives tive tons were marketed. Their,
were 50 swarms two years since and onl,
20 new swarms last year Chester Allen
who has been engaged in the grocery
| business at Worcester, Mass, since n,
left Panton, has sold out.
[ Capt Lewis Daniels of the Lily, has hi
house about ready for the masons. ....
The district school in Waltham, taugh
by Clinton Pecu, closed Friday. Mr.
VIM. j. Strong of Burlington, paid visi
to his parents, Saturday. His father, Mr.
I 7, G. Strong, is in feeble health 49,. Mis-,
1 Mary strong, sister of Mrs. f. X. Haven
| IS in poor health. ...... The ladies of tn,
( Congregational church held their socia
at Mrs j. ID. Smiths, Wednesday at
Y p. No.. Miss Nellie Haven is studyint
, vocal music in New York DR.. Dickin
+ sons cottage on the lake is to contain II
e sleeping rooms, with parlor, sitting room
f dining room, kitchen, etc. Rev. Mr.
, Gddings of Rutland, occupied Mr.. Roh
) ertson's desk, Sunday 49,. Miss Jenni,
Stevens is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dir
Y Parker, in NewYork.
A The Nergennes fire department wer,
5 out in full force Tuesday evening at tn,
. city hall. Mayor McCuen, Common
. Councilmen Foss and Dalrymple and AL
e dermen ketcham. j. j. Barnard and A
70 Pigeon were present and examined tn,
| uniformed firemen, - in number. Tn,
e machines were found in fine order Ther
| are 100 feet of leather hose and $50 fee
linen hose, also one truck cart and sever